reticent
Divide reticent into syllables:
ret · i · cent
How to pronounce reticent:
Synonyms for reticent:
close
closemouthed
dark
discreet
prudent
quiet
reserved
secretive
silent
taciturn
tight-lipped
tight-mouthed
uncommunicative
untalkative
Antonyms for reticent:
agitated
babbling
big-mouthed
blabbermouth
blabby
blathering
blethering
bombastic
candid
chattering
chattery
chatty
communicable
communicative
confident
conversable
conversational
demonstrative
dependent
drivellous
effusive
expansive
expressive
extroverted
flap jaw
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